Brett

Harris

Harris continues to bounce around the majors as a reserve infielder. The well-traveled 28-year-old logged stints with the Athletics, Red Sox and Giants this past season, hitting .136 (6-for-44) in limited action. He’s merely organizational depth at this stage of his career.

That seems like the proper way to handle a player who was “woozy” a day after hitting his head. Brett Harris will likely start at first base again Sunday.

No word on how the injury occurred, but Eldridge is considered day-to-day. Brett Harris replaced him in the Giants lineup and will start at first base against Dodgers’ right-hander Tyler Glasnow.

Harris heads to the Bay Area prior to Tuesday’s game against the Cardinals after being claimed off waivers from the Red Sox last week. The 28-year-old infielder has gone hitless in six at-bats over six games between the Red Sox and Athletics this season.

The 28-year-old infielder had been designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Tuesday as they faced a 40-man roster crunch. Harris has done a nice job at the Triple-A level this season, slashing a healthy 293/.405/.459 with eight homers and five stolen bases across 71 games. He’ll add extra infield depth for the Giants.

The Red Sox needed a 40-man roster spot for Jedixson Paez to start on Tuesday, so Harris was let go. The 28-year-old was hitting .293/.405/.459 with eight home runs and five steals in 71 Triple-A games for the Red Sox and Athletics this season.

Harris went 0-for-2 in his lone game with the Red Sox after being acquired from the Athletics in a trade earlier this week. His departure opens a roster spot for Eduardo Rivera to start Saturday’s game in place of an injured Ranger Suarez. He should return in a bench role later this month.

Harris will start at first base against the White Sox on Thursday after Willson Contreras fouled a ball off of his foot on Wednesday and had to leave the game. There is no word yet on whether or not Contreras will need to go on the injured list, but, for one day at least, Harris will take his place at first base.

The trade was made official earlier on Wednesday. Harris is merely emergency infield depth for the injury-plagued Red Sox after being waived by the Athletics last weekend. The 28-year-old has hit .194/.307/.289 across 213 major-league plate appearances since debuting in 2024. He’ll head to Triple-A Worcester for now.

We thought the 28-year-old Harris would likely clear waivers, but he never even got there, as a Red Sox team dealing with a few infield injuries thought it was worth picking him up. The 28-year-old Harris has hit .194/.307/.289 in 213 plate appearances since debuting for the A’s in 2024. He has options left, so the Red Sox could stash him in Triple-A. If the Red Sox were to activate him immediately, it could be at Andrew Monasterio’s expense. The return for the A’s, Hansen, was a 2024 20th-round pick. The 24-year-old has a 4.75 ERA in High-A this year.